Various production methods are being tried in the Orinoco Oil Belt
Journal Article
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· Pet. Petroquim. Int.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5202851
Venezuela's state-owned Corporacion Venezolana del Petroleo (CVP) and Mobil Oil Co. de Venezuela intend to make an in-situ combustion test in the Orinoco Oil Belt, which is also known as the Orinoco Tar Belt. Estimates of oil in place in the Tar Belt are as high as 700 billion bbl in deposits located in an area 53 km by 600 km. Evaluation of all possible production processes is being continued.
- OSTI ID:
- 5202851
- Journal Information:
- Pet. Petroquim. Int.; (United States), Journal Name: Pet. Petroquim. Int.; (United States) Vol. 31:11
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
040100* -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- Reserves & Exploration-- (-1989)
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMBUSTION
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
IN-SITU COMBUSTION
IN-SITU PROCESSING
OIL SAND DEPOSITS
OIL SANDS
OXIDATION
PROCESSING
PRODUCTION
RESERVES
SOUTH AMERICA
VENEZUELA
040100* -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- Reserves & Exploration-- (-1989)
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMBUSTION
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
IN-SITU COMBUSTION
IN-SITU PROCESSING
OIL SAND DEPOSITS
OIL SANDS
OXIDATION
PROCESSING
PRODUCTION
RESERVES
SOUTH AMERICA
VENEZUELA